Teenager David spends a few vacation days at his uncle’s ramshackle country place somewhere in the middle of the central French region of Limousin. David is a somewhat problematic kid from a small town who’s got no interests of his own. He thinks this vacation will finally give him the opportunity to try out a bit of freedom, but the new environment introduces him into some brutally fascinating experiences. Encountering the primitive and rather traditional company of his uncle’s cronies initiates him into the rather shocking adult world, a place that up to now only seemed an imaginary locus of undefined promise. David takes the opportunity of getting drunk for the first time in his life – and defiantly sets out for the sunny countryside in order to yield to his desire to taste the dark side of his animal nature. This black-and-white meditation on male rituals makes the most of nonactors, above all Pierre-Louis Bonnetblanc in the lead. Special Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Award at the Venice IFF 2001.